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Nicole LaFond is TPM’s deputy editor for news, based in New York. She has also worked as the special projects editor and as a senior newswriter for TPM. She has a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University and previously covered education in central Illinois.
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UNITED STATES - JUNE 03: Ed Cassidy, left, Chief Administrative Officer of the House, talks with Rep. Bob Brady, D-Pa., after a House Administration Committee hearing in Longworth Building titled "House Officer Priorities for 2016 and Beyond," June 3, 2015. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) UNITED STATES - JUNE 03: Ed Cassidy, left, Chief Administrative Officer of the House, talks with Rep. Bob Brady, D-Pa., after a House Administration Committee hearing in Longworth Building titled "House Officer Priorities for 2016 and Beyond," June 3, 2015. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
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01.31.18 | 12:52 pm
WASHINGTON, DC - January 30:  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a press conference with Dreamers who will be attending President Trump's first State of the Union Address on January 30, 2018 in Washington, DC. Democratic leaders from both Houses of Congress welcomed the largest group of Dreamers to attend a State of the Union Address.  (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - January 30:  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a press conference with Dreamers who will be attending President Trump's first State of the Union Address on January 30, 2018 in Washington, DC. Democratic leaders from both Houses of Congress welcomed the largest group of Dreamers to attend a State of the Union Address.  (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images)
Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Pelosi ‘Should Smile A Lot More’
01.31.18 | 10:32 am
WH Walks Back Trump Hot Mic Remark: ‘Always A Chance’ It Won’t Be Released
01.31.18 | 8:47 am
LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 27:  Adult film actress/director Stormy Daniels attends the 2018 Adult Video News Awards at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on January 27, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images) LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 27:  Adult film actress/director Stormy Daniels attends the 2018 Adult Video News Awards at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on January 27, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)
On Kimmel, Stormy Daniels Appears To Cast Doubt On Denial Of Trump Affair
01.31.18 | 8:07 am
on January 18, 2018 in Washington, DC. on January 18, 2018 in Washington, DC.
Ryan: ‘May Have Been Malfeasance At FBI,’ So Memo Should Be Released
01.30.18 | 11:10 am
Kellyanne Conway: Democrats Are ‘So Bound By Their Reflexive Hate’
01.30.18 | 9:24 am
House Intelligence Committee ranking member Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) speaks to reporters about the recent disclosure of a meeting between Donald Trump, Jr. and a Russian lawyer during the presidential campaign in the Capitol Visitors Center July 11, 2017 in Washington, DC. Schiff said it was troubling that the Trump campaign did not tell the FBI that a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer reached out to them with an offer of information that would help their campaign against Hillary Clinton. House Intelligence Committee ranking member Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) speaks to reporters about the recent disclosure of a meeting between Donald Trump, Jr. and a Russian lawyer during the presidential campaign in the Capitol Visitors Center July 11, 2017 in Washington, DC. Schiff said it was troubling that the Trump campaign did not tell the FBI that a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer reached out to them with an offer of information that would help their campaign against Hillary Clinton.
Axios: Schiff’s Office Receiving Calls And Death Threats Over Nunes Memo
01.30.18 | 8:08 am
Bloomberg: Trump Outraged Over DOJ Guidance To Not Release Nunes Memo
01.30.18 | 7:47 am
on January 22, 2018 in Washington, DC. on January 22, 2018 in Washington, DC.
White House On McCabe Stepping Down: Trump ‘Wasn’t Part Of The Decision’
01.29.18 | 2:20 pm
on December 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. on December 21, 2017 in Washington, DC.
NBC: FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe Stepping Down
01.29.18 | 12:42 pm
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